What notes are in a Bbm7#5 chord?

Bbm7#5 is Bb, Db, F#, Ab: the 1, ♭3, ♯5, ♭7 of Bb.

How do you play Bbm7#5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 6 x 6 6 7 x; 5th String Root: x 1 x 1 2 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bbm7#5?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm7#5: Bb Minor, Bb Phrygian, Bb Locrian, Bb Altered, Bb Locrian Natural 2, Bb Phrygian b4.

Guitar chord · Minor 7#5

Bbm7#5 chord (Bb Minor 7#5)

Minor 7th with a raised 5th: an unusual, tense minor colour.

Notes BbDbF#Ab

Formula 1 ♭3 ♯5 ♭7

Shapes 2 on this page

Bbm7#5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

6th String Root 6 x 6 6 7 x

5th String Root x 1 x 1 2 2

Interactive chord diagram

Bbm7#5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Bbm7#5

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbm7#5 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Minor Bb Phrygian Bb Locrian Bb Altered Bb Locrian Natural 2 Bb Phrygian b4 Bb Bebop Harmonic Minor Bb Man Gong

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbm7#5 chord?: Bbm7#5 is Bb, Db, F#, Ab: the 1, ♭3, ♯5, ♭7 of Bb.
How do you play Bbm7#5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 6 x 6 6 7 x; 5th String Root: x 1 x 1 2 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbm7#5?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm7#5: Bb Minor, Bb Phrygian, Bb Locrian, Bb Altered, Bb Locrian Natural 2, Bb Phrygian b4.

Minor 7#5 chords in every key

Cm7#5 C#m7#5 Dm7#5 Ebm7#5 Em7#5 Fm7#5 F#m7#5 Gm7#5 Abm7#5 Am7#5 Bbm7#5 Bm7#5